DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post

**Stoniaanapy** · 12-13-2005, 08:00 AM

Gibbo said Actually, when Chiba sensei was in the UK 2 months ago, he said very specifically that tenouchi is not about twisting in to each cut with your wrists, that this was only for young kids. He said that tenouchi means inside of your hand (which it does!) so you should use the inside of your hands and felxible wrists to achieve a snap with each cut. This sounds VERY interesting, specially since I was told by a hachi dan about the twisting of wrists...gotta suppose we were like young kids for him kendo-wise

Unfortunately, I don´t quite understand it...how do you exactly use "the inside" of your hands to make the cut?

12-13-2005, 08:00 AM	#3
Stoniaanapy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 352 Senior Member	Gibbo said Actually, when Chiba sensei was in the UK 2 months ago, he said very specifically that tenouchi is not about twisting in to each cut with your wrists, that this was only for young kids. He said that tenouchi means inside of your hand (which it does!) so you should use the inside of your hands and felxible wrists to achieve a snap with each cut. This sounds VERY interesting, specially since I was told by a hachi dan about the twisting of wrists...gotta suppose we were like young kids for him kendo-wise Unfortunately, I don´t quite understand it...how do you exactly use "the inside" of your hands to make the cut?
	Quote